To all who have assisted in the past. Thank you. Your help is greatly appreciated. Peace and Joy.
Tom

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Call for Support

The One Democratic State Group -Gaza

The One Democratic State Group is committed to the struggle for Palestinian rights. These rights will never be realized outside the framework of a unitary state with equality for all its citizens. For too long this aim has been a vision. It is time to make it happen, and the ODSG is at the forefront of that effort. They deserve our full support.

~ Ghada Karmi

In this time of despair and ever-growing violence that threatens to destroy the Palestinian people, it is most refreshing to hear about a humanist and genuine initiative to find a just solution for the Palestine question. It is most amazing that it grew on the killing fields of Gaza, which bore the brunt of the Israeli criminal policies. It carries with it a hope that despite the various Nakbas the Palestinian people have gone through, there is still a valid possibility for Jews and Palestinians to share the land on the basis of equal and human rights. This is the only way forward and it is in particular the people of Gaza who can show us the way forward.

~ Ilan Papp

At a moment when ever more people are recognizing the futility at again attempting to partition Palestine/Israel, and the failure of the ‘two-state solution,’ there is an urgent need for a new vision to bring about decolonization, equality and justice. The One Democratic State Group is at the forefront of thinking, advocacy and action to bring about such a new vision from within Palestine. Their important and courageous work inspires real hope and deserves all our support.”

~ Ali Abunimah

The ODSG, One Democratic State Group, is a Palestinian non-violent popular resistance group based in Gaza. We are Palestinian activists, from various backgrounds, who have come together to further peace with justice in the Middle East. We believe that the One State Solution is the only viable option that guarantees comprehensive peace in the Middle East. We believe that justice and peace can be achieved in the context of a single Democratic State that would include and benefit equally all current residents of historic Palestine–after the return of Palestinian refugees–irrespective of race, ethnicity or religion. We pledge to work actively towards this end.

We are also active in the Palestine-initiated campaign of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel. These measures, similar to those applied to South Africa during the apartheid era, are necessary to bring an end to Israel’s genocidal policies towards Palestinians both within Israel and throughout the Occupied Territories. We believe that these non-violent measures should be maintained until Apartheid Israel recognizes the Palestinian people’s inalienable right to self-determination and the establishment of a democratic state on Mandatory Palestine; a state for all of its citizens.

As we are not an NGO, all our funding comes from our own pockets. As our movement is now rapidly growing it is becoming more difficult to financially sustain our projects and hire greatly needed staff. Due to lack of funds we have been forced to freeze some of our projects.

Our current projects include the following:

1. Organizing for the Gaza Freedom March (31 December 2009). We are represented on the March Steering Committee.

2. Collecting video testimonies of refugees who survived the 1948 Nakba for an oral history project that will be posted at Palestine Remembered.

3. Working on the “Right to Read” Campaign in partnership with solidarity groups. Challenging the siege by getting books for Gaza university students.

As the end of 2009 rapidly approaches, we are reminded of all the changes that have taken place in the past year:

-We see the world’s most powerful president and commander in chief receiving the highest acknowledgment for contribution to Peace, and yet we see the global war theatre actively crippling entire nations, with no end in sight.

-We see a shattered global economy where families are losing homes, jobs and security in unprecedented numbers, and yet banks and multi-nationals are celebrating their financial victories.

-We see the collapse of health services due to lack of funds, yet we are manipulated by big Pharma into supporting a reckless, money-driven vaccination campaign that targets profit over well-being.

And what does the future hold?

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